If you're living in Tokyo and want to play around with the phone, they have 2 of them on display at the Docomo Smartphone Lounge near Yurakucho Station.
The nice lady there said they didn't have confirmed release date yet. She thought maybe the end of November.
Do you know if there will be any differences between the japanese version and the european/american one?
As I live in Japan it will be easier for me to get it here. But always japanese handsets have problems, with additional hardware or some small difference.
I just want an unlocked device to cook my roms...
no idea. I've always got my phones overseas in the past. The ones in the docomo lounge had no docomo logo, so I'm guessing they were engineering demo models. I guess we ll have to wait for the release models and check the versions listed there to compare with the overseas ones.
I went in a Docomo shop on Sunday and the one they had seemed to be pretty standard to me. What do you think?
I have not seen the seller selling the original battery for the Int'l version of the Note (N7000), however there are some that sell original battery for the AT&T version. However, they noted that the AT&T version is not compatible with the Int'l version.
I am thinking that the AT&T version can be used for the Int'l version, so I emailed on of the seller and their response is:
Both the international Note and the US version of the Note are constructed a
bit differently. The battery for the international version is different
than the battery for the US version. Not sure if it is to accommodate the
voltage difference of the wall chargers but I hear from the customers that
the batteries are different and not interchangable. The Note battery we
sell is for the U.S. ATT Note SGH-i717 only and will not work on the Samsung
Note N7000.
So it seems that there is an issue with charging the battery, judging by what this seller's customer reported? Can anyone provide insight on this?
My goal is to buy ORIGINAL Samsung battery, so I don't have to deal with quality or incompatibility issue and ended up damaging my Int'l Note, which have NO Samsung US warranty. If the AT&T version can be used in my Int'l version, I can buy one from an AT&T store!
NOTE: I used to have a Nokia phone a while back and I use 3rd party battery (non Nokia battery) and it damaged my phone, so I don't want to go through the same thing again.
I use both with no problems!
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Think about it this way:
Compatible means physical size, shape, electrical contacts, and voltage and charging are the same.
What you are worried about is crappy chemistry, poor quality of manufacturing, or other poor design. Which is not an issue with any OEM battery.
Go to ATT store, pull the battery, read the ratings and compare their size and shape. If they match, you are golden.
David
I did order one of the AT&T Note batteries for my N7000 international Note. Both batteries look identical. After several charges with the new battery, it doesn't seem to function any differently either.
So if you want a second battery, proceed with one for the AT&T Note.
Best is to check part numbers if present.
One thing I know is that in the I777, I9100 batteries wouldn't work - the I777 specifically checked the ID resistor (the pin between + and -) for a value that was different from I9100 batteries - but with the I777, NFC was in the battery.
In the I717, NFC is in the battery door instead of the battery.
Hi,
I'm considering getting a note 10.1 2014, and may have the chance to pick one up in Hong Kong in the next few months. I've never bought a gadget from another country before though - and wondered if anyone can advise me on the implications of this, whether it affects usability or if there are any other reasons it's not a good idea.
Many thanks,
Andii
quietfool said:
Hi,
I'm considering getting a note 10.1 2014, and may have the chance to pick one up in Hong Kong in the next few months. I've never bought a gadget from another country before though - and wondered if anyone can advise me on the implications of this, whether it affects usability or if there are any other reasons it's not a good idea.
Many thanks,
Andii
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I've bought tons of Samsung devices from other countries for use in the U.S. My N10.1-14 is from Latin America. The biggest downside is you'll give up your warranty completely unless you send it back to HK for repair. I've stayed away from Asian imports because Western market devices allow you to interchange s/w whereas some of the Eastern devices don't. Maybe someone from Asia can offer more insight.
You need to make sure what you bought! They also have many "smuggle" from europe, and US. Which most of the US model is "14 days return" item. (I guess europe is the same but I dont know their policy.) Yes smuggle is cheaper.
If you buying HK model, then you dont care this. but if you want to buy the smuggle product, please note that some of them may change the original bettery, or is used item. To ID it, is check the SIM card slot, and USB port. If is new then good to go. For bettery, I don't know how to check is real or fake.
Hi, I bought a Galaxy Note 2 from S. Korea in my visit but now I am back in my country and having problems with my battery. So naturally, I thought how can I replace my battery. However, when I take a quick look on the google I realized international version of battery and Korean version of battery have different code names as;
Int : EB595675LA
Kor : EB595675LK
and I am wondering is there anyone tried the international battery on Korean SHV-E250* phones? Is it compatible ? Otherwise, I would have to pay 4 times to order from S. Korea.
Thanks
They look the same and same volts so most likely they are 100% the same just different model numbers.
are also the Amp's the same?
When i go to /sys/class/power_supply/battery and open the file batt_type with a text editor, in my case with a manufacturated china phone in the back, says SDI, is in this file the origin of the battery?
Yep. You've got a suspect battery.
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Yep. You've got a suspect battery.
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And any here with atl?
I think everyone in xda with a note 7 has SDI battery right now.
I doubt this file provides accurate information. I have a HK version N7, whose battery should be made by ATL. However the file shows SDI.
bethedealer said:
I doubt this file provides accurate information. I have a HK version N7, whose battery should be made by ATL. However the file shows SDI.
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hi bethedealer, are you based in HK? me too. i've actually been very suspicious of Samsung HK's vague, and delayed, announcement that their batch of phones "are unaffected". I still remember how weird it was on Friday seeing the Note 7 GLOBAL RECALL news on the net, yet HK stores were still selling the phone openly.
i think if any HK Note 7s were to catch fire, Samsung HK can and should get a lot of **** for being so evasive about the news.
also, side question: may i please know how you guys are checking the battery info/source? i don't know how...
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hi bethedealer, are you based in HK? me too. i've actually been very suspicious of Samsung HK's vague, and delayed, announcement that their batch of phones "are unaffected". I still remember how weird it was on Friday seeing the Note 7 GLOBAL RECALL news on the net, yet HK stores were still selling the phone openly.
i think if any HK Note 7s were to catch fire, Samsung HK can and should get a lot of **** for being so evasive about the news.
also, side question: may i please know how you guys are checking the battery info/source? i don't know how...
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I'm from HK. From the news several days ago about the global recall, we all found wired and were joking that HK is not part of the globe. Then Samsung HK announced in FB that as phones sold in HK and China has different battery supplier so the recall doesn't apply.
bethedealer said:
I'm from HK. From the news several days ago about the global recall, we all found wired and were joking that HK is not part of the globe. Then Samsung HK announced in FB that as phones sold in HK and China has different battery supplier so the recall doesn't apply.
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i just checked, my Singapore variant also says "SDI" in the battery type file. hey bethedealer, if you know anyone else with a HK Note 7, or if you post on the HK Chinese forums, can you please ask them to also check their battery type? the reason i ask is because i'm wondering if any of them say ATL (and HK ones should, in theory, say ATL instead of SDI)... unless these files really are just nonsense. I would do it myself but my Chinese typing ability is terrible.
UPDATE: oops, just saw you post it on Discuss.hk! hahah thanks.
I wonder why I don't have a batt_type file?
I have an SM-N930FD variant, originally from UAE and it says "Made in Vietnam"
However, under sys/class/power_supply I have an empty file called battery that is 0.00 B.
There is no folder called battery and nothing else called batt_type.
I'm also based in hong kong and bought the note 7 from broadway on 4/9. i checked that file and also states SDI......
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I doubt this file provides accurate information. I have a HK version N7, whose battery should be made by ATL. However the file shows SDI.
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It seems then that this file has no relationship with the battery origin...
radioraheem2 said:
i just checked, my Singapore variant also says "SDI" in the battery type file. hey bethedealer, if you know anyone else with a HK Note 7, or if you post on the HK Chinese forums, can you please ask them to also check their battery type? the reason i ask is because i'm wondering if any of them say ATL (and HK ones should, in theory, say ATL instead of SDI)... unless these files really are just nonsense. I would do it myself but my Chinese typing ability is terrible.
UPDATE: oops, just saw you post it on Discuss.hk! hahah thanks.
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From what I read, the ATL batteries may be shipped within China areas. So Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau may get them. But no guarantees.
China, Vietnam and Korea, all devices says SDI...
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China, Vietnam and Korea, all devices says SDI...
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Only Chinese models sold in China have ATL batteries. Everyone else got SDI/ATL
As far as I know, Samsung couldn't put SDI batteries in phones destined for Chinese market due to some licensing issues (to protect their market China won't license foreign made batteries), so that should explain why China and HK are not included in recall, they all should have ATL batt. As for that file being accurate, my 3 yr old Note 3 has the same file and it also says SDI. Now, originally my Note 3 had battery which was assembled in China from SDI cells made in Korea. I think the problem with N7 batteries is not cells themselves, but how they were assembled, so maybe some phones using SDI cells may still have been assembled in China. But it may be impossible to figure where batteries were assembled and therefore global recall.
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Yep. You've got a suspect battery.
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I just posted this in the other "who made your battery?" thread. All the battery cells are made by SDI. Third parties package the cells in to battery packs. It is most likely that testing apps read the cell and not who packaged it. So everyone has a SDI battery but the problem isn't with the cell it's with who packaged it.
Samsung concluded that the faulty batteries are to blame for the explosions. Samsung SDI is the group within Samsung that makes batteries for the Galaxy Note 7. That is, Samsung SDI produces the battery cell, but the battery pack production is outsourced to other firms. Korean ITM Semiconductor produces the battery pack for the Galaxy Note 7’s that are sold in Korea. ITM’s batteries seem to have been the ones that exploded. Meanwhile, most phones sold in China are going to have battery packs from Chinese company Amperex Technology.
from HongKong, the file shows "SDI" as well. I wonder if anyone shows "ATL" ???
I just had my Note 7 exchanged here in Singapore. And using the root Explorer method, the battery appears to still be SDI.
I know this topic is dead and moot with the ending of the Note 7, but, I haven't sent my replacement Note 7 in yet and my file just says "battery". Nothing else in the file. Man, I miss the N7.